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White Eddie Goldman Jerseys , meaning Benkert’s on track to win the backup job by 2020."Being a young quarterback with this Falcons team has mostly been an exercise in boredom before the axe lands. The likes of John Parker Wilson, Trevor Knight, Garrett Grayson, and the immortal Sean Renfree have either spent time on the practice squad or the roster but have had vanishingly few chances to get in games thanks to Matt Ryan’s durability, and they’ve mostly been supplanted by veterans as time has gone on.Kurt Benkert may prove to be more JPW and Renfree than the other guys, and I’m still holding out hope that he could prove to be the team’s long-term backup with a little more seasoning. That feeling was cemented by the team’s decision to roster exactly zero undrafted free agent quarterbacks and to forego the position in the draft despite a wealth of semi-interesting late round options, and coincides with the winding down of the great Matt Schaub’s career. Benkert’s legitimately interesting because he is not the willow-armed caretaker that JPW and Renfree were when they had their stints behind Ryan, but an athletic player with a big arm and near-prototype height and build. As he proved last preseason, Benkert’s presence in the pocket and accuracy need work, and those inconsistencies explain both why he went undrafted and partly why the team hasn’t just cut the cord on Schaub (who is valued for his locker room presence but has looked like toast as a QB for a while now) and given him the gig yet. Further time developing his game is probably a good thing, and hopefully the fact that no team nabbed Benkert off the practice squad a year ago means the same will hold true again this year. Realistically Eddie Goldman Jerseys 2019 , the earliest Benkert’s going to be able to outright take the backup job is 2020, when the Falcons would save $2 million (with $375,000 in dead money) by cutting ties with Matt Schaub. They could save $750,000 against a dead hit of $755,000 this year if Benkert just beats Schaub out, but that both feels unlikely and feels like a waste of three-quarters of a million dollars. Chances are good that the Falcons will plop Benkert on the practice squad for one more season, let Schaub dispense veteran wisdom and sagely hold the clipboard, and then look to shake things up next season. Will Benkert be the backup in 2020? Let’s hear from you. CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton made the Bengals‘ new offense look like a comfortable fit.Working out of Cincinnati’s reconfigured playbook, Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes during a 30-27 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night at half-empty Paul Brown Stadium.The Bengals (1-0) were last in the league on offense last season, the worst finish in franchise history. They overhauled their leaky offensive line, and coordinator Bill Lazor injected more diversity into the playbook. It showed the first time out.“That’s what we wanted to do White Kevin White Jerseys ,” Dalton said. “If we go out and play like we’re supposed to play, it can look like that.”Dalton went 6 of 8 for 103 yards, completing four passes of at least 20 yards. He also had an interception that wasn’t his fault — John Ross fell on his route and Kyle Fuller returned the pickoff 47 yards to the end zone.The Bengals are hoping that Ross and running back Joe Mixon — their top two picks last season — emerge in the redesigned offense during their second seasons.Ross had a 20-yard catch. Mixon — moved into the starring role with Jeremy Hill gone — made the game’s most impressive play. He caught a short pass, stiff-armed one defender and spun away from another for a 24-yard touchdown .The Bears (0-2) rested most of their starters during a 17-16 loss to the Ravens in the Hall of Fame Game, including quarterback Mitchell Trubisky . His preseason debut Thursday didn’t go very well.“We expect to be better,” Trubisky said. “We were sloppy and that’s not how we want to play.”Trubisky was in for two series that netted minus-1 yard on eight plays. The Bears’ only first down on those series came on Carlos Dunlap’s penalty for roughing the quarterback, a late hit on Trubisky. He missed on a deep sideline pass to Kevin White on his opening throw and finished 2 of 4 for 4 yards.“There was nothing extraordinary, but nothing bad,” first-year coach Matt Nagy said. “This is so early for him right now. It’ll be fun to get him more snaps and get him into a rhythm.”EMPTY SEATSAttendance was 35,633, slightly more than half-capacity at the 65 Kevin White Jerseys 2019 ,535-seat stadium. Last year, the Bengals drew 44,495 for their first home preseason game. They’re coming off two straight losing seasons.LOOKING GOODTyler Bray had a 56-yard completion to Daniel Brown during a 92-yard touchdown drive that put the Bears ahead in the fourth quarter. Bray finished 18 of 27 for 219 yards. The Bears signed him from Kansas City, where he was familiar with Nagy’s offense.INTERESTING CHOICENagy decided to try for a tying field goal with 45 seconds left. Cody Parkey missed a 52-yard try.NATIONAL ANTHEMThere were no protests. Bears players, coaches and staff stood with arms linked for the anthem. Bengals players stood by themselves on the sideline.PRESEASON TRICKERYThe Bengals pulled off a fake punt in the second quarter, with safety Clayton Fejedelem going 49 yards after a direct snap. He finished as Cincinnati’s leading rusher with the one run.HEADS UPChicago’s Demarcus Ayers and Fejedelem drew personal fouls for lowering their heads during tackles.INJURIESBears: LB Josh Woods suffered a hand injury in the first half and didn’t return.Bengals: LB Vincent Rey hurt his right ankle while blocking on a punt return and was helped off the field in the first quarter. He didn’t return.NEXT UPBears: Play at Denver on Saturday, Aug. 18.Bengals: Play at Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 18.